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War stories

It was an honor and a privilege to attend the fifth annual Veterans Day Dinner sponsored by the Thorn Grove Odd Fellow and Rebekah Lodge on Nov. 13. When I arrived, members were putting the final touches on an absolutely delicious dinner. The lodge was packed with veterans and their families.

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A winning warrior In the front row of my music file is a Ronnie Milsap recording of a Kris Kristofferson song, “Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends.”

It popped up, unsolicited, when I thought of Jacob Gilliam and his final home appearance on behalf of Tennessee football.

I know enough. I don’t need to know the ending.

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Thunder Road I recently voted in Farragut’s early voting, and one of the controversial issues this year is allowing wine to be sold in Farragut’s grocery stores.

This issue reminded me of a similar referendum in 1961 when Knox County voted to legalize whiskey sales in package stores and, and finally, liquor by the drink in 1972. Referenda to legalize whiskey sales in Knox County date to 1941, and the proposal was placed on the ballot five times during that 20-year period until it was finally approved.

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WATE mistake WATE’s decision not to renew its contract with popular longtime news anchor Gene Patterson has to be one of the dumber mistakes any television station could make.

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Let’s ‘friend’ people with dementia that shows the need for the program.

“A little lady drove into the parking lot at Kroger’s,” Neil said.

“When she was ready to go into the store, she couldn’t remember how to get out of her car. Soon a crowd gathered around, all trying to tell her how to unlock the doors.

“Then the fire truck showed up.”

Neil called that Neil a dementia emergency that stresses the sufferer, confuses bystanders and burdens family caregivers.

She said the alliance’s developing programs will help address these concerns.

“We need to be teaching our community the basics of dementia and how to respond,” Neil said. “I call it CPR for brain disease.” The programs being developed will train businesses, churches, police, firefighters and other emergency personnel to be aware of and to respond to someone suffering a public crisis.

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By Bill Dockery Knoxville goes by a lot of labels: “Big Orange Country” for UT sports, or “Scruffy City,” an insult that has turned into a point of pride.

Now a group of health care professionals is determined to paint Knoxville purple, making it the nation’s first official dementiafriendly city.

Carolyn Pointer Neil unveiled the broad outline of the Purple Cities Alliance to a Town Hall East meeting on Nov. 11. Neil, who is president of Elder Advocates in Knoxville, is one of the public fronts for the project, which aims to alert Knoxville organizations and individuals to the needs of people with brain-related illnesses.

“The Purple Cities Alliance wants to make our community aware of the people with dementia in our midst and educate everyone to respond in ways that are helpful and compassionate,” Neil said.

The project uses purple from the “Purple Angel” icon, developed in Europe as a marker for dementia awareness and concern.

Neil told the Town Hall East gathering about a recent incident

uled for May 11, 2015, on Market Square in downtown Knoxville.

Both Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and County Mayor Tim Burchett are committed to supporting the effort. By then, the alliance task force plans to have 100 or more businesses, agencies, community organizations and civic groups enrolled. The alliance has posted a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/dementiafriendlycommunity The alliance is already drawing on a wide complement of people and organizations who serve the aging population, including the Pat Summitt Foundation, Alzheimer’s Tennessee, the East Tennessee Alzheimer’s Association, the area Agency on Aging and Disability and the Knoxville Office on Aging.

All three Knoxville-based hospital/health systems are involved, as are Courtyards Senior Living, Trinity Hills Senior Living, and other area senior care facilities.

Some 80 percent of dementia cases involve Alzheimer’s disease, with vascular dementia making up much of the remaining 20 percent. Worldwide, about 44 million people have brain disease.

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Neil, a native of Norris, Tenn., is a licensed nursing home administrator with degrees from Berea College and the University of Tennessee, and additional studies with Johns Hopkins University.

She worked at UT Medical Center and the Hillcrest nursing homes in Knoxville before founding her own company.

‘Order in the court!’

ecutor, the defense attorney and even the witnesses.

The kids were quick to improvise. And even I learned something. The first jury split 4-2 for guilty. The verdict? Not guilty, of course.

Scott explained: A verdict is not decided by majority vote. A guilty verdict must be unanimous. If it’s not unanimous, the verdict is not guilty.

Wow. It felt great to be exonerated. I was so happy I caught up with victim Destiny Woods in the hall and offered her highlighter back.

Carol Springer, co-sponsor of the club, said afterwards that a

By Sandra Clark When is a majority vote for “guilty” a verdict of “not guilty?”

Every time.

Knoxville lawyer Scott Frith explained that concept and more to students at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy’s newspaper club last week. Sponsored

by Shopper-News, the club meets each Wednesday after school. The first session is primarily third graders; the second is mostly fifth graders.

Frith (whose email address is scott@pleadthefrith.com) staged a mock trial. I was the defendant, accused of stealing a yellow highlighter. Scott talked about an attorney’s job as he coached each participant – the judge, the pros-

Attorney Scott Frith is speechless as “defense counsel” Danea Summerford To page 3 makes air quotes to convey her skepticism over testimony. Photo by Tyree Gibson

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New job for Tony Norman

By Betty Bean James McMillan has been a high-profile, persistent critic of the way local government handles stormwater runoff issues, both city and county. Rarely has he doled out compliments.

Last week, the Shannondale farmer broke form when he heard that Knox County has hired Tony Norman to a $28,000 per year part-time position as an NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) coordinator.

“Tony will add a needed degree of honesty and integrity to Knox County’s engineering department, something they have had a very limited supply of, till now,” said McMillan.

Norman started work Nov. 3, two months after completing two terms on County Commission, where he championed teachers who have been protesting Superintendent James McIntyre’s reform agenda. As a science teacher with

Knox County Schools for more than 30 years, he developed an awardwinning ecology class at Farragut, and continued it at West High School, where he directed hands-on studies of Third Creek. As a commissioner, he spent more than three years chairTony Norman ing the controversial Joint City/County Task Force on Ridge, Slope and Hillside Development and Protection that developed new regulations to curb environmental damage done by developers.

Predictably, the hire has raised eyebrows.

Commissioner Sam McKenzie expressed his displeasure at a meeting last week, and there was grumbling that the former commission chair, who is widely expected to be a candidate for school board in 2016, is being “rewarded” for his persis-

Former commission chair takes PT county post

tent opposition to McIntyre’s policies, an allegation that Engineering and Public Works Director Dwight Van de Vate said is unwarranted.

“Tony has a sound science background. He has a background in environmental policy and a solid general understanding of the science behind what we are responsible for doing in stormwater,” Van de Vate said.

“He has good communication skills, specifically, the ability to write. Keeping dynamic, relevant, current web content is important. Many folks with engineering backgrounds, communication is not their forte.

“Tony is a skilled public speaker with the ability to articulate complicated concepts clearly. He’ll be talking to elected officials. He will look at how peer jurisdictions manage their bonds and letters of credit and see if we can incorporate some of their practices. Not everybody can make those calls

effectively and ask the right questions. I’m confident Tony will excel with assignments like this, and we’ve started already.”

He also said there are things Norman won’t be doing: “He won’t be involved in education outreach that involves Knox County Schools. He won’t be involved in regulation of the construction trades. I’ve got eight folks who do that very well. Our bench is deep.”

Norman said he’s not surprised that some have criticized his hiring.

“I’ve known these people (in county engineering) for 20 years,” he said. “I spent 30 years in water quality – it’s like my calling – where my heart is.” Then he laughed: “I don’t want to go back into teaching. I don’t think I’d last a week (back in the school system).

So when this came open, I said yeah, and really think my resume ought to be able to withstand (criticism).”

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East Tennessee woman ‘still Nana’ after stroke In January 2014, Deborah Grantham of Jones Cove, Tenn., 59, woke up with what she feared were the symptoms of a stroke.

“I got up that morning and my left arm felt like it was asleep, numb, it just didn’t feel right,” said Grantham. “My daughter kept calling me, checking on me. She kept asking, ‘Do you think you’re having a stroke?’ I said, ‘I don’t know, but I’m getting a little scared.’ ” Grantham did not want to go to the hospital, but her daughter took her anyway. They arrived at the emergency department of LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, where physicians confirmed she had indeed had a stroke.

“I didn’t want to go to intensive care,” said Grantham. “First, I don’t have insurance, and I also didn’t want to be away from my grandchildren. My grandson is on the autistic spectrum, and I knew he was going to be hard to handle.

I’ve never been too far from him.”

But a stroke is a serious medical event. And after a week in the hospital, Grantham learned she would need even more intensive physical, occupational and speech therapy at a rehabilitation center.

“They asked me if I would be interested in going to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center if I had

a scholarship,” she said. “I was very interested because I knew how good they were. My husband, Bill, was there seven years ago, when he had his left leg amputated below the knee. They helped him so much.”

The Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center offers some scholarships for patients without insurance, provided by private donations and funds from the annual Patricia Neal Golf Classic.

So Grantham spent another week away from her family, working to regain the use of her left arm. She followed up with four months of outpatient visits as well.

The results have been dramatic, she said.

“They helped me learn how to do a lot of things for myself, like how to take my bath. At first I couldn’t use my hand at all. But since I’ve been in therapy, I got back a good bit of use of my hand.

It’s not perfect, and it’s going to take some time, but it’s so much better than it was.”

Grantham said she has focused

on doing household tasks.

“I have learned to use the electric can opener; I have made my bed. I am folding clothes, but that is still a hard job. They’re not perfect but they’re folded! I sweep my floors, wash my dishes, I have mopped my floor – that’s not easy.”

Grantham said the staff at PNRC tries to make therapy fun.

“You work hard, but you don’t have time to feel sorry for yourself because you’re so busy! We played games that were good for your brain, but you don’t think about what it’s doing for you,” she said.

“The Patricia Neal staff was wonderful to me, and I would recommend them to anybody. I had excellent care. All the nurses came when I needed help. They were wonderful,” Grantham said.

Today she is back at home with her husband and enjoying her 12 grandchildren who live nearby.

“My 4-year-old granddaughter says, ‘Nana, let me hold your hand you had a stroke in.’ They don’t think any different, I’m still Nana.”

Deborah Grantham works with occupational therapist Tom Johnson on strengthening her hand while grasping and releasing objects. Grantham suffered a stroke in January and has made great strides in therapy at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center.

Recognize the signs of a stroke FAST! The early symptoms of stroke are often overlooked or ignored. If you suspect that you or a loved one is having a stroke, think FAST:

F – FACE: Look at your face. Is one side sagging?

A – ARMS: Hold out your arms. Is one arm lower than the other or harder to hold in place?

S – SPEECH: Is your speech slurred or garbled?

T – TIME: Time is critical when trying to minimize the effects of stroke.

Call 911 and get to a hospital as quickly as possible. And be sure your hospital is a stroke-ready, Comprehensive Stroke Center, like Fort Sanders Regional.

Stroke Belt keeps Knoxville doctor busy Ask Dr. Keith Woodward what life is like in the Stroke Belt, and he’ll give you a oneword answer: “Busy!”

It’s no wonder – in 2012, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center’s Comprehensive Stroke Center treated 455 patients for stroke. In 2013, it averaged 35 to 40 strokes per month. Woodward’s department treats about 100 of those patients per year.

“Those are very high numbers,” Woodward said. “We are in the buckle of the Stroke Belt, and stroke volumes are high here. Of course, this is much higher than all other facilities due to Fort Sanders’ comprehensive stroke center certification and the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center being here.”

Too, the risk factors for stroke – high blood pressure, smoking, sedentary lifestyle and the Southern diet of “fried everything” – are all higher here.

When Woodward came to Knoxville, no one could perform procedures inside the arteries of the brain. He was particularly concerned when a local high school football player collapsed with a stroke and had to be sent to Asheville, N.C., because that was where the closest doctor was that could treat those disorders.

“I decided to go back and complete additional training to perform these procedures in the brain,” Woodward said.

When he returned in 2005, patients no longer needed to travel to get the best stroke care.

Now at Fort Sanders Regional for a decade, he is currently chairman of its Acute Stroke Team and Medical Director of the Neurovascular Research Center of East TenDr. Keith Woodward says advances in stroke treatnessee. Woodward is boardment have drastically reduced the time it takes certified by the American to remove clots, often minimizing damage to the Board of Radiology and has the brain.”

Certificate of Added Qualification in Interventional Radiology.

In many cases, Woodward treats those Strokes are now the fourthleading cause of death in the United States. patients with a procedure known as meStrokes occur when blood flow to the brain chanical embolectomy.

“We place a needle in the artery in the is disrupted. Disruption in blood flow is caused when either a blood clot blocks one groin and advance a catheter using X-rays of the vital blood vessels in the brain (isch- as a guide, until the catheter reaches the emic stroke) or when a blood vessel in the neck,” Woodward says. “Then, we advance brain bursts, spilling blood into surround- a smaller catheter into the brain to the clot. ing tissues (hemorrhagic stroke). Ischemic A pump is then attached, and the clot is strokes account for 87 percent of all strokes. sucked out of the artery.”

The procedure has come a long way over the years.

“The tools are so much better – six-hour procedures to remove clots have been reduced to now commonly less than 30 minutes,” Woodward says, adding speed is vitally important when treating strokes. That is because the longer the clot remains, the longer the brain is without blood and oxygen. As a result, the cells in the affected area begin to die, affecting whatever functions that area controlled.

“More often than not, stroke damage is permanent,” says Woodward. “However, it almost always improves over the first six months after a stroke. Rehab is the key during that period to help the brain recover.”

Busy though they may be, Woodward says his days are not without their rewards. One of those, he said, is when “I can see a person unable to walk or talk, and 24 hours later, they can go home from the hospital.”

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‘If these old boots could talk’

‘Order in the court!’

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By Nancy Whittaker It was an honor and a privilege to attend the fifth annual Veterans Day Dinner sponsored by the Thorn Grove Odd Fellow and Rebekah Lodge on Nov. 13.

When I arrived, members were putting the final touches on an absolutely delicious dinner. The lodge was packed with veterans and their families. After dinner, the Rev. Ronnie White entertained the crowd with several hymns and carols.

Guest speaker and Sweetwater resident Clint Riddle is truly an amazing person. At the age of 93, he spoke with clarity as he shared details of his World War II experiences. Riddle joined the U.S. Army on Dec. 10, 1942. He was overseas for 30 months, fought in six different battle zones and was awarded the Merit of Honor for his part in the Battle of the Bulge. He feels lucky to be alive.

After the war, Riddle said, he couldn’t wait to get home.

In 1959, he became a pastor but also wanted to counsel

World War II veteran Clint Riddle is guest speaker at Thorn Grove’s Veterans Dinner. other veterans, so he made the decision to become a certified hospice volunteer.

Riddle works with dying soldiers and says he understands their problems and what they have experienced.

Riddle traveled to Normandy for both the 50th and the 70th anniversaries of D-Day. While vacuuming earlier in the week, Riddle said he had

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■ Lights Up! event to benefit the Mission of Hope, 4-8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 21, The Pinnacle at Turkey Creek between Talbot’s and LOFT. Includes a 60foot Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony with live reindeer, pictures with Santa, children’s holiday activities, holiday entertainment and more.

■ Alice Bell Spring Hill Neighborhood Association. Info: Ronnie Collins, 637-9630.

■ Christmas Lantern Express Trains will run Fridays through Sundays, Nov. 28-Dec. 21.

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■ Celebrate the Season, 4:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

Presented by the Farragut Beautification Committee.

Includes numerous free activities and performances.

Canned-goods donation requested for Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee.

Info: Arleen Higginbotham, arleen.higginbotham@ townoffarragut.org or 9667057; www.townoffarragut.org.

■ Colonial Christmas Celebration open house, Friday, Dec. 5, at Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Ave. Candlelight tours at 6 and 7 p.m. Suggested donation: $5. Info: 525-2375 or email info@blountmansion.org.

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to move his old combat boots and thought to himself, “If these old boots could talk.”

During his closing comments, Riddle said he learned a long time ago to “stand up, speak up and shut up.” From the looks of admiration and the standing ovation he received, it was apparent this courageous man could have talked much longer.

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■ Inskip Community Association meets 6 p.m. each fourth Tuesday, Inskip Baptist Church, 4810 Rowan Road. Info: Betty Jo Mahan, 679-2748 or bettymahan@ knology.net.

■ Beaumont Community Organization. Info: Natasha Murphy, 936-0139.

■ Oakwood Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association meets 6:30 p.m. each third Thursday, Community Club House, 916 Shamrock Ave. Info: Bill Hutton, 773-5228 or s_wlhutton@yahoo.com.

■ Belle Morris Community Action Group meets 7 p.m. each second Monday, City View Baptist Church, 2311 Fine Ave. Info: www.bellemorris.com or Rick Wilen, 524-5008.

■ Old North Knoxville meets 6:30 p.m. each second Monday, St. James Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1101 N. Broadway. Info: Andie Ray, 548-5221.

■ Chilhowee Park Neighborhood Association meets 6:30 p.m. each last Tuesday, Administration Building, Knoxville Zoo. Info: Paul Ruff, 696-6584.

■ Parkridge Community Organization meets 6:30 p.m. each first Monday except holidays, Cansler YMCA, 616 Jessamine St. Info: Jerry Caldwell, 329-9943.

■ Edgewood Park Neighborhood Association meets 7 p.m. each third Tuesday, Larry Cox Senior Center, 3109 Ocoee Trail. Info: http://edgewoodpark.us./ ■ Excelsior Lodge No. 342 meets 7:30 p.m. each Thursday, 10103 Thorn Grove Pike.

Info: Bill Emmert, 933.6032 or w.emmert@att.net.

■ Second District Democrats meets 6 p.m. each second Thursday, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 2504 Cecil Ave. Info: Rick Staples, 385-3589 or funnyman1@comic.com.

■ First District Democrats meet each first Monday, Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: Tony Brown, 973-4086, or Evelyn Gill, 524-7177.

■ Thorn Grove Rebekah Lodge No. 13 meets 7:30 p.m. each second and fourth Monday, 10103 Thorn Grove Pike. Info: Mary Jo Poole, 599-7698 or mjp1101@aol.com.

■ Historic Fourth & Gill Neighborhood Organization meets 6:30 p.m. each second Monday, Central UMC, 210 Third Ave. Info: Liz Upchurch,

■ Town Hall East. Info: Eston Williams, 406-5412 or eston_williams@yahoo.com; https://www.facebook.com/ townhalleast/info.

“Witness” April Lamb (who teaches technology at Sarah Moore Greene and lives in Fountain City) is called to testify in the mock trial. Presiding is “Judge” Safari Bahati. Photos by Ruth White

Mildred Russell is a charter member of the Thorn Grove (formerly Kodak) Rebekah Lodge, having joined on Dec. 22, 1955. Photos by Nancy Whittaker

better defense would have been to argue that the yellow object in my hand was a banana and I was running because I was really, really hungry. But why argue with a win?

Danea Summerford became Ruth White’s favorite because she’s so handy with a camera. Now she tops my list because as my defense lawyer she sprang me on a technicality. The sky’s the limit for this kid.

Call for hats for kids The Yarn Haven is asking crafters to make hand-knitted or handcrocheted hats for area kids who don’t have a warm hat for winter. This project is in the memory of David Ray, who died Nov. 29, 2006, at age 5. Donated hats can be brought to The Yarn Haven, 464 N. Cedar Bluff Drive, through Saturday, Dec.13.

Hats should be 7-8-inches tall and made of washable yarn.

“Prosecutor” Eddys Garcia (at right) argues valiantly, but fails to convict the defendant. She’s working with Destiny Woods (at left) whose highlighter was stolen.

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Don’t tell me how the story ends In the front row of my music file is a Ronnie Milsap recording of a Kris Kristofferson song, “Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends.”

It popped up, unsolicited, when I thought of Jacob Gilliam and his final home appearance on behalf of Tennessee football.

I know enough. I don’t need to know the ending.

Maybe Jacob will become a coach or a business leader.

He is a winning warrior. I believe he will be successful at something. I hope he is happy. I hope he can walk.

Nothing like Jacob Gilliam has happened in my most-of-a-lifetime monitoring of the Volunteers. Other walk-ons have exceeded expectations, earned scholarships, achieved starting status. Nick Reveiz and a few others became captains.

Maybe one beat out a junior college all-American and took his job, but I don’t remember that.

I’m almost certain nobody ever played offensive tackle on one good leg and a torn knee ligament in the other.

That Jacob wanted to try was stunning. It said his

Marvin West

love of football went beyond lip service, a bit deeper than touching the motivational sign on the way from the dressing room to the playing field and repeating the promise, “I will give my all for Tennessee.”

It said he cared more for the team than himself. Ordinary people, when damaged, hobble off to a hospital and hope an orthopedic magician can make necessary repairs. Jacob skipped the surgery and started rehabilitation as soon as the swelling went down. It may have hurt.

That Jacob made it back was a shock. He showed up on the sidelines at practice. I mistook that for loyalty. He attended meetings, keeping up with instruction.

Suddenly, he was involved in limited workouts.

He ran slowly. He never was a speedster. He is 6-4 and 290. Half of that is heart.

That he recovered enough to reclaim the starting job was amazing. I considered the possibility that Butch Jones has a sentimental streak and was simply rewarding courage and determination. That wasn’t it. The offensive line was better with Jacob Gilliam (and Joshua Dobbs).

Don’t bother with how this story ends. It is already better than most movie plots.

This guy was good at Farragut High. He had scholarship offers to smaller colleges. He wanted to go to Tennessee. He was thrilled when 2009 line coach James Cregg invited him over for conversation.

Alas, when Gilliam arrived, there was no greeting. Cregg was gone – with Lane Kiffin to Southern Cal. A very nice Derek Dooley said Gilliam could walk on.

He was a redshirt in 2010.

Most of 2011 was lost to a shoulder injury. In 2012, he got in for two plays at the end of the Kentucky game. He said that was very meaningful. I said he had outlasted Dooley.

Gilliam was second team last season, behind Tiny Richardson. He played briefly in two blowout losses.

This spring, day after day, he had to prove he was capable. He beat out Dontavius Blair, 6-8 and 313, the handpicked replacement for Richardson.

Astounding what effort and smarts and fierce determination can do.

Gilliam C oach Jones awarded a scholarship. Much earlier Jacob had earned the respect of teammates. He started the season opener against Utah State. He suffered the torn ACL. “It’s very, very unfortunate,” Butch Jones said. “I feel for him … I love him to death.”

Cruel conclusion? The end? Not exactly.

Cheering is not permitted in the press box, under threat of expulsion, but when Jacob Gilliam jogs onto Shields-Watkins Field for the last time, I’m going to risk it. Yea! Quietly.

Nothing like this has happened in my time.

Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

Health is more than absence of disease, says Buchanan

By Wendy Smith Some of the best work of the Knox County Health Department happens outside the walls of the its three facilities, says Director Martha Buchanan.

Most people think of vaccinations or treatment of STDs when they think of the health department. But a quick browse through the KCHD website reveals an array of services, from a school dental program to tips on how to keep well water safe.

Buchanan is most proud of the way the organization works within the community.

Through recent efforts, the health department has improved the city’s walkability, helped people grow their own fruits and vegetables, and fostered a sense of community.

“We’re empowering people so they know they have a voice in their own health.”

She was a family-practice doctor for seven years before joining the KCHD 11 years ago. She has been director for four years.

KCHD employs 250 and has a total budget of $25 million. Local government provides 75 percent of funding, and the remaining 25 percent comes from federal and state government and grants.

The health department includes talented, passionate staff who go into the community to develop relationships and building trust, allowing them to gauge a neighborhood’s health needs, like playgrounds or safe places to walk.

Health is about more

are public-health detectives who track down causes of infectious disease and investigate patterns of illness, like cancer, she says.

One of the roles of the health department is to think through the unthinkable, like flu pandemics or an outbreak of Ebola. Strategies are in place for such circumstances, but prevention is the primary objective.

In the case of Ebola, the county gets information Dr. Martha Buchanan speaks from Homeland Security to a civic club. File photo about those arriving from West Africa, and they are than the absence of disease, monitored by the health deBuchanan says. partment, based on risk.

The staff also includes Buchanan won’t say whethmedical experts, like four er anyone in Knox County is epidemiologists and one currently being monitored. epidemiological nurse. They It’s a balancing act between

privacy and public concern, she says. It’s important to err on the side of caution, but if someone has no symptoms, there is no risk of infection.

The health challenges in Knox County are the same as those across the state. Obesity is one. Another is making sure that everyone, from inner-city families to wealthy suburbanites, can be healthy if they choose to be. It’s a problem that can only be addressed through engagement, which requires reaching out to decision-makers as well as the community.

We’re changing how we view healthcare, and everyone needs to be better informed, Buchanan says.

“There’s a learning curve there.”

Night out in Knox County Farragut resident Bill Deatherage, right, talks to County Commissioner Ed Brantley at Big Kahuna Wings on Kingston Pike. At-large commissioners Brantley and Bob Thomas plan to visit each area of Knox County to hear citizens’ concerns and will address them on the radio the next morning. Last month’s stop in South Knoxville put the spotlight on a safety issue with cars and school buses. After discussion on air, a police cruiser started monitoring the situation. Next month, the duo will visit North Knox County. Photo by S. Barrett

Prayer for Jacob

By Marvin West Behind Jacob Gilliam’s unlikely comeback from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee are deep family faith and hours and hours of prayer.

Nathan Gilliam, Farragut High football senior, believed it when his older brother declared his Tennessee career was not finished.

“I actually thought he would make it back,” said Nathan. “We prayed so much for that.”

Three weeks after the injury, Jacob returned to the Tennessee practice field.

“I remember thinking, ‘Wow!’ ” said Nathan.

Vol line coach Don Mahoney had other thoughts – about work ethic, passion and desire.

“This really is who he is and what he stands for, and it’s just hard work and tremendous character … it’s not a surprise.”

Forty-nine days after

Thunder Road revisited I recently voted in Farragut’s early voting, and one of the controversial issues this year is allowing wine to be sold in Farragut’s grocery stores.

This issue reminded me of a similar referendum in 1961 when Knox County voted to legalize whiskey sales in package stores and, and finally, liquor by the drink in 1972. Referenda to legalize whiskey sales in Knox County date to 1941, and the proposal was placed on the ballot five times during that 20-year period until it was finally approved.

The vote brought together two interest groups that would normally oppose each other; most Christian ministers opposed legalization based on “moral issues,” and area bootleggers opposed it for economic issues. But the real losers when the vote carried were the whiskey runners. Many kids considered these fearless drivers to be heroes, and for rural mountain boys, it was an occupation that could quickly lift them out of poverty.

Of course, one such driver’s adventures were the subject of the 1958 movie “Thunder Road” starring Robert Mitchum, and I dare say there were few teenagers who missed seeing this flick because it involved “souped up” Fords that most kids dreamed of owning.

But the real “Thunder

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the injury, Jacob played against Ole Miss. A week later he regained a starting job.

“I am so proud of him,” said Nathan Gilliam.

He said Jacob’s recovery “feels like a miracle.”

The Gilliam family – parents David and Michelle, their three football gladiators (Alex is the baby brother) and a very special grandmother – relied on their faith. Honey Rock Victorious Church was the focal point. The Gilliams met with the worship leader and his family every Thursday for intensive prayer.

Nathan tells of “the laying on of hands.”

Jacob believes those prayers and support from hundreds of others led to healing. He says he has been blessed with strength and stability in the knee. He says there has been very little pain.

Teammates are in awe.

“Dude’s tough,” said tailback Jalen Hurd.

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Road” that spurred the beginning of NASCAR racing occurred in 1954 when I was a sophomore in high school, and one of my classmates was witness to the event.

John Fitzgerald related the story many times, and many who have written about the famous crash consider John’s account the most credible.

John had stopped to air up his bicycle tires when he became aware of a crash just down the road. He could see a fire and knew something big had happened. Police officers related the story to him.

The driver was well known to authorities, who had nicknamed him Tweedle O’Twill.

There had been two roadblocks set for the elusive driver. Since the authorities were not sure which road he would take – Papermill or Kingston Pike – the first roadblock was set up just a few hundred yards west of the intersection. The second roadblock was at the present-day Gallery shopping center. Through his driving skills and some luck, he To next page

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RIP SAT-10, again

Looks like the SAT-10 exam, defunct since Nov. 3, is going to stay defunct, despite the best efforts of Superintendent James McIntyre’s administration and its allies.

Betty Bean SAT-10 is the most disliked of the many assessments administered by Knox County Schools, primarily because of the tender age of the students to whom it is given – kindergarteners through secondgraders.

It is not state-required, and its abolition became a priority for the two new board members who had firsthand experience with

Christmas is only five weeks away, and politicians everywhere are writing letters to Santa.

Dear Santa: Please bring us 60 votes in the U.S. Senate. We’d also like some new ideas. On second thought, make that any ideas.

We hope you like the latest redistricting map that incorporates the North Pole into Texas’ 17th Congressional District. Enclosed you will find several hundred voter registration applications for your elves.

P.S. Love the red suit!

– Republican Party Dear Santa Claus: Our supply of crying towels is dwindling, so please throw some on your sleigh for us.

We urgently need several dozen Bill Clinton clones as well as backbones for our candidates in the next midterm election cycle.

This letter is being handdelivered by a representative of the UEW (United Elves of the World) who will hand out union-member ap-

its effects – Amber Rountree, an elementary school librarian who proctored the exams, and kindergarten teacher Patti Bounds.

Rountree pushed the board to vote at a special called meeting the night before the election when Tracie Sanger (who was perceived to be a potential McIntyre ally based on a strong endorsement from Indya Kincannon) was elected.

The vote came over the objections of McIntyre’s administrators and the proMcIntyre board members and ended up 6-3 with vice chair Doug Harris saying he voted for ending the test so he could bring it up again at a more propitious time in the future.

Within days of the election, KCS Accountability Officer Nakia Towns announced that teachers were letting her know they

were afraid their evaluation scores would suffer without the SAT-10 numbers, and she compiled numbers confirming their worst fears.

This would be one of Towns’ last chores for Knox County before the announcement that she had taken a job as an assistant to state Commissioner of Education Kevin Huffman, who shortly thereafter announced that he, too, was leaving, causing speculation among some that McIntyre would soon be joining Towns in Nashville as Huffman’s replacement (smart money was on former state Sen. Jamie Woodson, head of Bill Frist’s education think tank, SCORE).

On Nov. 5, Dogwood Elementary School principal Lana Shelton-Lowe sent her teachers an email warning them of possible negative impacts of ending SAT-10.

terday poor Barack inadvertently mailed you last year’s list. (He’s had a Larry Christmas lot on his mind recently.)

Van Since you already fulfilled Guilder those wishes, perhaps you could give him a majority of American citizens who get their news from someplace other than Fox. Merry plications to your workers.

Have you considered Christmas, Santa!

– Michelle Obama wearing a blue suit to match those twinkling eyes? MerDear Santa: Anything ry Christmas!

– Democratic Party but turtleneck sweaters!

Darn you, Jon Stewart!

– U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell Greetings, Mr. Claus, my fellow American: I have Hi, Santa: My daughter, quite a list for you. Let’s see: (1) unemployment rate un- Bristol, and my husband, der 6 percent, (2) a booming Todd, could really use boxstock market, (3) an agree- ing lessons. (Bristol has ment with China to reduce promised to learn to write carbon emissions, (4) af- so next year she can send fordable health insurance her own letter.)

Can you see Russia from for an additional 7 million Americans, (5) an increase your house? You betcha I can!

– Sarah Palin in domestic oil production and (6) lower gas prices.

Dear Santa Claus: WinGive my best to the Claus ning the election was a great family!

– President Barack Obama present, but I see my name in lights on the big screen Dear Santa Claus: Yes- with your help.

Thunder Road was able to get around the first roadblock and probably thought he was in the clear, but when he saw the second block, he knew this one would be much harder to break.

The road and grade have been altered since the early ’50s, when a steep red clay bank was on the south side of the Pike. His intent was to jump a ditch, climb the bank and somehow bring his car back to the road past the roadblock. But jumping the bank broke the tie-rods on his car, making it impossible to steer. The car careened across the road and

On Nov. 6, Mooreland Heights Elementary School principal Roy Miller sent a similar email to a group of teachers warning them of the consequences of not having SAT-10 numbers to enhance their scores.

On Nov. 10, board member Karen Carson, McIntyre’s strongest board ally, shot off an email to board chair Mike McMillan objecting to the Nov. 3 vote because she believed the motion on the floor was broader than the meeting notice and therefore fatally flawed – “Please let me know when I can expect resolution to this unfortunate error in procedure.”

Uh, maybe never?

Meanwhile, Sanger told Channel 10’s Mike Donila that she won’t vote to reinstate SAT-10.

Without Sanger’s vote, there won’t be a majority willing to reinstate the controversial testing of Knox County’s youngest students.

My motto, “Make ’em squeal,” fits perfectly with a screenplay I’ve written.

“Alien Deliverance” is sure to be a blockbuster.

With the tagline, “In space, no one can hear you squeal,” how can it lose? Sigourney Weaver will jump at the part!

Merry Christmas from your Iowa elf!

– U.S. Sen. Jodi Ernst

Dear Santa: What’s up?

Seems like all my rowdy friends have been termlimited, and I’m next. How about giving that Duncan fellow a nudge toward the door? It’s time for Tim in 2018!

– Mayor Tim Burchett Dear Santa Claus: My family has always respected your work, but I’ve been hearing troubling rumors.

Is it true the elves are forming a union and that you’re expanding Medicaid to the North Pole? Say it isn’t so, Santa!

– Gov. Bill Haslam

From previous page ran through a chain-link fence surrounding an electrical substation. Sparks from the substation ignited the broken whiskey bottles, creating an inferno.

And as the song says: “The devil got the moonshine and the mountain boy that day.”

During my youth, Dixie Lee Junction was a favorite gathering spot after a football game. And part of the entertainment was watching whiskey haulers come through at high speeds.

A widely-known bootlegger owned a fleet of black Mercurys. The cars had exhaust headers that could be

heard several miles down U.S. Highway 70. Running out of Nashville, they always ran four or five together and maybe only one or two actually contained bottled whiskey. The other cars were used as decoys or to block police cars so the cars with the whiskey could get away.

The moonshine usually came out of North Carolina or Kentucky, while the bottled whiskey came from Nashville or Bristol, Va. The border between Tennessee and Virginia runs through Bristol, but whiskey was legal in Virginia and illegal in Tennessee. So the bootleg-

ger could simply buy whiskey by the case in Virginia and deliver it to Tennessee.

Today, diners can enjoy cocktails at most restaurants.

I suspect the younger generation would find it amusing that liquor was so hard to get not so long ago. Private clubs often sold whiskey at high prices. Some restaurants allowed you to bring your own bottle but supplied expensive setups. And I bet the younger generation would find it even more amusing that 60 years ago, people risked their lives to deliver whiskey to markets that are now served by distributing vendors.

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government WATE makes dumb mistake on Patterson WATE’s decision not to renew its contract with popular longtime news anchor Gene Patterson has to be one of the dumber mistakes any television station could make.

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WATE is now owned by Media General, which has its corporate office in Richmond, Va. WATE ratings are down, so their solution is to terminate the most popular newscaster they have. This shows the corporate office in Richmond is clueless about its Knoxville market.

If your ratings are down why do you cut costs by letting one of your top newscasters go? Their ratings are only likely to sink further. No doubt they will hire someone under 35 and pay him/her half of what Patterson was paid and think the ratings will increase. Think again. WATE has no idea (or does not care) how unhappy its audience is.

Also think about a corporation that makes a valued employee depart right at Christmastime. Again, insensitive and clueless. So much for the Christmas spirit.

■ State Rep. Rick Womick has challenged Speaker Beth Harwell for the GOP nomination for House Speaker to be decided by the GOP caucus in December.

Womick represents the anti-Haslam faction of the House GOP caucus.

This writer contacted all six Knox Republican lawmakers as to whom they planned on supporting at the December caucus. With the exception of Bill Dunn, all said they were voting for Harwell. They are Harry Brooks, Ryan Haynes, Eddie Smith, Martin Daniel and Roger Kane.

Dunn said he simply did not disclose his vote.

However, he added that he thought Harwell had done an excellent job as speaker and thought she would be

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■ Gloria Johnson should not be counted out as a future candidate just because she lost the state representative race. Her loss actually occurred in two precincts outside the city at South-Doyle and Mount Olive, whereas she carried the city portion of her district by 900 votes.

She could easily be a viable candidate for City Council in the November 2015 city elections. The four council seats up are the three at-large seats, held

by George Wallace, Finbarr Saunders and Marshall Stair, or the district seat held by Mark Campen.

Campen has the lowest profile of the four incumbents and had no opponent in the last election. If she ran for the Campen council seat, she would be a very strong contender.

However, Johnson wants to be chair of the state Democratic Party, but that would not prevent her from serving on City Council, which currently only has one woman, Brenda Palmer, who is term limited in 2017.

She is not alone in wanting the state position. Former U.S. Senate candidate Terry Adams is mentioned along with Linda Sherrill, who opposed U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais on Nov. 4.

■ One consequence of the Johnson defeat may be that Tammy Kaousias leaves the Knox County Election Commission in April. The current law provides that the Democratic lawmakers from Knoxville recommend the two Democratic election commissioners. When Joe Armstrong and Johnson were the two lawmakers, they simply picked one each, and Kaousias was the Johnson choice. With Johnson gone, Armstrong will get to recommend both positions. He is free to choose Kaousias again, or he might choose someone else as it is totally his choice.

■ Tony Hernandez, who covers Knoxville city issues for the News Sentinel, is departing for Oregon.

He will be missed.

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‘Mockingjay’ lands early, offers marathon The phenomenon rolls on as “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I” opens in theaters at 8 p.m. tomorrow.

Commander Paylor (Patina Miller), Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth), Boggs (Mahershala Ali), Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Pollux (Elden Henson) stay on their toes in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I.”

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According to Fandango and MovieTickets.com, the third film in the “Hunger Games” saga has racked up the highest advance tickets sales of 2014. Tickets went on sale Oct. 29. Don’t be surprised to find several showings sold out this weekend.

The story, based on the third and final novel in Suzanne Collins’ trilogy, picks up where “Catching Fire” left off. Having destroyed the Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) reluctantly becomes the face of the rebellion in Panem.

Katniss continues on her quest to kill Panem President Snow (Donald Sutherland), but meanwhile she has serious trust issues with District 13 President Coin (Julianne Moore), as well as with several allies.

Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Stanley Tucci and Jeffrey Wright also star. The second part of “Mockingjay” will be released in November 2015.

To prepare fans for the latest entry in the “Hunger

Games” series, several theaters will have a “Hunger Games” marathon Thursday, showing “The Hunger Games” and “Catching Fire” before culminating with “Mockingjay – Part I” at 8 p.m.

Regal’s Pinnacle, Riviera and West Town and Cinemark’s Tinseltown in Oak Ridge will start the event at 2:30 p.m. But those itching to be first should go to Carmike’s Foothills in Maryville, which will start the marathon at 2 p.m.

Special screenings:

‘Barber,’ Queen Two special screenings will take place at West Town Mall 9 in the next few days.

The Metropolitan Opera’s live production of “The Barber of Seville” will be shown at 12:55 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22. Tickets are $24 for adults, $22 for seniors and $18 for children.

“Queen Rock Montreal,” aka “We Will Rock You: Queen Live in Concert,” will have one showing on the big screen, 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, at West Town. The documentary shot in 1981 shows the band at its peak during a tour stop in Canada. Tickets are $12.50.

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Sparkle on the stage As we move into the holiday season, it’s important to remember that all the sparkle is not on the tree. This weekend two “sparkling” productions are opening.

Both are full of music and fun.

Plate it This time of year, it’s not a good idea to upset your momma. For that reason, I suggest that, if discussing the meatloaf you just ordered at Sullivan’s Fine Foods at Rocky Hill, you tell her it is “almost as good as yours.”

You’ll be lying, because my momma made the best meatloaf in the world, and Sullivan’s is better than hers.

Here’s the thing about meatloaf. It’s either schoolcafeteria bad or slap-yomomma good. There really isn’t anything in between.

For all its façade of simplicity, meatloaf is hard. It can be “too” on so many levels: too mealy, too dense, too soupy, too tomatoey.

Then, even if you get it right, you have to deal with the essential topping.

Brown gravy or tomato? If brown, mushrooms or peppers? If tomato, ketchup or

THURSDAY-FRIDAY ■ “The Crucible” presented by the Powell High School Drama Department, 6:30 p.m., at the school. Tickets: $6. Public is invited. Info: 938-2171.

Steven Condy, Donata Cucinotta and Sean Anderson rock the floorboards in Knoxville Opera Company’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore.” Photo submitted

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First, the Oak Ridge Playhouse presents “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.”

Those of a certain age will remember the 1965 production with Lesley Ann Warren being waltzed around the ballroom by Stuart Damon as both sang, “ten minutes ago I saw you …”

Those of an even – ahem – more certain age may remember the same scenario with Julie Andrews and Jon Cypher in 1957.

Featuring such songs as “In My Own Little Corner” and “When You’re Driving Through the Moonlight,” this show is a joy from start to finish. My own favorite is the “Stepsisters’ Lament,” sung by the disgruntled siblings after the prince has been taken with Cinderella’s beauty: “She’s a frothy little bubble with a flimsy kind of charm; and with very little trouble, I could break her little arm!”

“Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” begins Friday, Nov. 21, and runs through Sunday, Dec. 7. For tickets and info, www.or-

weekender FRIDAY ■ “Tellabration! 2014, A Worldwide Celebration of Storytelling,” 7 p.m., Graystone Presbyterian community room, 139 Woodlawn. Suggested donations: $7 adults, $5 students and seniors. Info: 429-1783 or smokymtstorytellers@juno.com.

■ Alive After Five concert: “Tribute to Donny Hathaway” featuring Donald Brown with Evelyn Jack, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $10; $5 for members/students. Info: 934-2039.

■ Bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent in concert, 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: http://www.knoxbijou. com.

playhouse.com or call 865482-9999.

Knoxville Opera presents its first production of the 2014-2015 season with Gilbert and Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore.”

“This classic comedy is known for its familiar melodies as well as clever wordplay that dares to poke fun at politics and authoritative figures in a delightfully provocative way,” says KOC maestro and executive director Brian Salesky. “People of all ages will enjoy the music, characters, elaborate stage setting and costumes.”

The plot plays out aboard a naval ship and centers on the conflicts of love between people from different social classes. The opera takes jabs at the British class system, party politics, the Royal Navy and the ironic rise of unqualified people into authority; even the title injects humor by using the name of the female pinafore garment in reference to the masculine naval warship.

Brian Deedrick of Edmonton Opera in Alberta, Canada, directs the show.

He’s well known and loved

by Knoxville Opera Company fans and participants.

Production manager Don Townsend says, “Deedrick is hilarious as always to work with and has even written some snappy new dialogue for the cast … adding in local gags dealing with UT football, etc.”

Townsend is also upbeat about the cast. “Sean Anderson, who sang here recently, is back as a befuddled Captain Corcoran, and Donata Cucinotta is his daughter, Josephine, who is in love with Ralph, tenor Josh Kohl.

“But the real star of the show is old friend Steven Condy, who helped inaugurate the first Rossini Festival back in 2002 as Don Magnifico in Rossini’s ‘La Cenerentola.’ Condy is wonderful as the British Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Joseph Porter, who has come

to claim Josephine as his bride.”

Local luminaries include University of Tennessee voice professors Lorraine DiSimone and Andrew Wentzel, as well as a 16-member chorus.

Having worked for Knoxville Opera Company myself in the past, I can tell you that opera singers – contrary to their “diva” image – are actually some of the nicest, most fun-loving people you’ll ever come across. They’ll be throwing themselves full-tilt into this spectacular production, and you’re invited to join in.

Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Tennessee Theatre.

Maestro Salesky will host a special opera preview session 45 minutes prior to each performance. For tickets and info, visit www. knoxvilleopera.com or call 865-524-0795.

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■ Gilbert & Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore” performed by the Knoxville Opera, 8 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets: http://KnoxvilleOpera.com. Info: 524-0795, ext. 28.

■ Dinner theater featuring: “Tennessee Smith and the Quest for the Golden Relic” presented by the Freedom Christian Academy drama club, 4615 Asheville Highway. Tickets: $10.

Dinner: chili, chips, cheese, drink, dessert. Dinner: 5:45-6:45 p.m.; show: 6:30 p.m. Info/tickets: 525-7807.

■ Lost & Found lunch presented by Knox Heritage, 11:30 a.m., Historic Westwood, 3425 Kingston Pike. Guest speaker: David Madden reading from his book “The Last Bizarre Tale.”

Free lunch buffet. Reservations required. Info/reservations: Hollie Cook, 523-8008 or hcook@knoxheritage.org.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY ■ Christmas Craft Sale, 5-9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Church of the Good Shepherd, 5409 Jacksboro Pike.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY ■ World premiere of “Server Alley,” a comedy/drama by playwright Alex Gherardi, Clayton Performing Arts Center on Pellissippi Community College Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $12; seniors and students, $10.

Info/tickets: www.pstcc.edu/tickets.

SATURDAY ■ Community Arts & Craft Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Jubilee Banquet Center, 6700 Jubilee Center Way. Hosted by Powell Playhouse. Free admission. Donations to Powell Playhouse appreciated.

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■ Dinner-Dance, 7-10 p.m., Dance Dimensions studio, 8373 Kingston Pike. Multi-course dinner, dancing and entertainment. Cost: $25. Reservations: DanceDimensionsTN@gmail. com or 692-2220.

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■ “Telebration! 2014” storytelling celebration, 2-4 p.m., Sweet Fanny Adams, (Light #3) 461 Parkway, Gatlinburg.

Fundraiser for Smoky Mountain Storytellers. Suggested donations: $7 at door, $5 for seniors, students and groups.

Info: www.smokymountaintellers.com; 429-1783; 984-0246; cuznjan@juno.com; katmav212@gmail.com.

■ The Captain W.Y.C. Hannum Chapter #1881, United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting, 10:30 a.m., TN Bank of Maryville, 1311 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway. Program: “Celebrating Christmas in November with a Silent Auction.”

Visitors welcome. Info: Debra, 856-9300, or Shirley, 531-1467.

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sauce? Here’s where Sullivan’s excels. They get the meatloaf right in density and spices, and they use ground chuck for the right fat content. They don’t overcook it.

And then they sidestep the whole “sauce” issue by doing both. The top of the meatloaf is slathered with a thick layer of tomato ketchup that has been baked just enough to stick to the meat.

Then the whole slice is covered in a rich brown mush-

■ Red Shoes & Rosin CD Release party for “Longleaf Pines,” 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

SUNDAY ■ Gilbert & Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore” performed by the Knoxville Opera, 2:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets: http://KnoxvilleOpera.com. Info: 524-0795, ext. 28.

Sullivan’s Fine Foods at Rocky Hill has a slap-yo-momma meatloaf, served here with sweet potato casserole and green beans.

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room sauce.

Sullivan’s has a large selection of “made for meatloaf” sides, including boursin mashed potatoes, green beans, fried corn on the cob

and sweet potato casserole.

The whole meal is delicious comfort food.

But Thanksgiving is coming up, so I’m warning you: Don’t tell your momma.

■ Concert of Gospel and Jazz featuring keyboardist Wendel Werner and gospel singer Yolanda Treece, 3 p.m., Second Presbyterian Church, 2829 Kingston Pike. Concert and reception free and open to the public.

■ Vegetarian Thanksgiving potluck supper, 6 p.m., First Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3611 Kingston Pike. Sponsored by the Vegetarian Society of East Tennessee. Cost: $6, or $20 per family plus a vegetarian dish to feed eight to 10.

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Honoring our veterans

By Cindy Taylor

Students and music teachers from pre-K to eighth grade at Freedom Christian Academy conveyed their gratitude to local veterans. The group put together a patriotic musical production and flag procession recognizing each branch of the armed services.

The result was a program that not only honored veterans in attendance but also gave students an opportunity to hear firsthand accounts of history.

“It is an honor for us to recognize those who have served,” said principal Melanie Stipes. “We want the students to understand that people are laying their lives on the line every day so that we can pray and study God’s word.”

After the program, veterans were invited for lunch. This allowed time for students to visit and interact with the heroes. It was a remarkable time of storytelling and fellowship. Army veteran Ralph Bass served in WWII and Vietnam.

“During WWII there were men who went there and stayed through the whole war,” said Bass. “They didn’t Veterans in the audience stand at attention and salute the American flag as they remember fallen friends and family during a come home until it was over or they died there. That was presentation by Freedom Christian Academy students. the one (war) I think the soldiers really deserve recognition for.”

“This program served as a great reminder to students and staff of the privilege to learn and work in a Christian environment,” said FCA development director Kara Robertson. “It is all because of the brave men and women who fought for our freedoms.”

Four generations of the Bass/Hammond family attend the veterans’ event at Freedom Christian Academy. Pictured are (front) third-grade student Rose Hammond and sister Zinnia Hammond; (back) Mike and Viv Hammond, their son Ryan Hammond with wife and FCA music teacher Bonnie Hammond and Juree Bass with husband and WWII and Vietnam War army combat veteran Ralph Bass. Bass is great-grandfather to Rose and Zinnia.

Isabella Norton performs.

Photos by Cindy Taylor

Wendall Chittum (USAF) enjoys a reception with his son, Caleb, at Sunnyview. Caleb read a letter of thanks during the assembly.

Sunnyview salutes veterans

By Ruth White Sunnyview Primary welcomed veterans to the school last week and gave a big “thank you” for their service to this country.

The program included a performance filled with upbeat patriotic songs and students reading letters expressing their gratitude.

Ralph Mantooth (U.S. Navy) and his grandson Jed Bull at the reception. Jed was one of several students asked to read a letter of thanks during the program.

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Marine veteran Bob Stivers and his grandson Justin Umbarger read a poem about Veterans Day together.

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News from Terra Madre

Flyers Pizza opens at mall

Big smile from West Knoxville potter Jackie Mirzadeh in her booth at last year’s Terra Madre Holiday Show at the Hunter Valley Farm Pavilion

Women in Clay sale this weekend Terra Madre: Women in Clay will hold its annual Holiday Show and Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Pavilion at Hunter Valley Farm, located at 9133 Hunter Valley Lane in West Knoxville.

The show will feature the handmade pottery and clay art of 25 members of the group.

Terra Madre is an eclectic group of female artists with diverse approaches to clay. Unique additions to the home and distinctive gifts for the season will be fea-

tured including functional, sculptural, traditional, contemporary and whimsical works of clay art. The Madres whose work will be included in the 2014 Holiday Show & Sale are: Gray Bearden, Judy Brater, Pat Brown, Jane Cartwright, June Crowe, Tina Curry, Susan Cwiek, Candy Finley-Brooks, Amy Hand, Janet Harper, Liz Howell, Lisa Kurtz, Stephanie Levy, LeAnn Lewis, Jane Longendorfer, Wendie Love, Sandra McEntire, Bett McLean, Jackie Mirza-

Oak Ridge potter Linda Sullivan’s “Wheel Thrown Bottle”

deh, Marion Schlauch, Rose Spurrier, Shauna Stevens, Linda Sullivan, Rikki Taylor and Belinda Woodiel-Brill.

Terra Madre is a juried group of women clay artists that was founded in 2000 by female ceramic artists from East Tennessee. Its mission

There’s good news for pizza and spaghetti lovers. Flyers Pizza is opening at Knoxville Center Mall.

Owner Terry Winkles is excited to offer a variety of pizzas along with several other special menu items.

Winkles, who also owns another business in the mall, had been looking at the food court’s o c c up a nc y and decided to utilize his 10 years of r e s t au r a nt manageTerry Winkles ment experience. The addition of Flyers Pizza means 100 percent occupancy for the mall’s food court.

Winkles and his wife have been experimenting with recipes and want to provide some specialty pizzas in addition to everyday favorites. Cheese, pepperoni, sausage and a “supreme ultimate flyer” are offered daily, along with a different “pizza of the week” such as Mediterranean, veggie or barbecue pizza.

Garden and Caesar salads are made fresh daily.

Spaghetti, meatballs, chicken parmesan and dessert pizzas will be regular menu items. For those with special diet concerns, glutenfree and low-carb pizzas are available.

Flyers Pizza offers loyalty rewards programs: every seventh slice of pizza is free, and for coffee drinkers, every seventh cup of coffee is free.

When you need more than a slice, you can choose from 10-, 12-, 14- or 16-inch pies. Currently, delivery is offered to mall businesses, with a goal of expanding delivery to the entire East Towne corridor.

Winkles is currently seeking additional staff; pick up an application onsite. Flyers Pizza will be open during regular mall hours.

is to support members in the pursuit of their dreams as artists and as women.

Terra Madre members are affiliated with many juried and professional arts organizations.

Collectively, the group exhibits in two to three shows annually. Individu-

ally, their work has been exhibited all over the country and can be found in galleries, shops, juried fine craft shows and fairs, as well as in many private art collections. For more information about the Terra Madre Shows, see the group on Facebook.

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Fulton’s Greg Clark tackles Catholic quarterback Zac Jancek behind the line during last week’s play-off game. The Falcons will host Sullivan South Friday night at Bob Black field. Photos by John Valentine Senior cheerleader Makaley Black leads the crowd in a chant for the Falcons. Makaley received cheers from the fans at halftime as she kicked a field goal to win Chick-fil-A for a year. Photo

by Ruth White

Fulton rolls past Catholic, 51-14

De’Ontay Tate on a long firstdown run for the Falcons

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THROUGH SUNDAY, NOV. 23 Online registration for Regal Entertainment Group Autumnfest 5K and Little Gobbler Run, to be held Thursday, Nov. 27. Race-day registration will be available 6-7:45 a.m., Southern Railway Depot. Info/to register: www.ktc.org; Ray Wilson, runrayrun@outlook.com; or Kristy Altman, kaltmanruns@gmail.com.

THROUGH MONDAY, DEC. 8 “Big Red Bow Project” donation collection for individuals facing Alzheimer’s and dementia in Knox, Anderson, Blount and Loudon counties at Lexus of Knoxville, 10315 Parkside Drive. Info/wish list: www.alzTennessee.org/big-red-bow-project or 5446288.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19 Free dance classes, Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Schedule: noon-1 p.m., line dancing; 1-2 p.m., advanced ballroom; 2-3 p.m., beginner ballroom. Bring a friend. Open to the public.

Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Young Professionals of Knoxville membership meeting, 5:30 p.m., Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park, 525 Henley St. YPK Impact Awards recipients will be announced.

Domonique Williams heads to the end zone for a 35-yard touchdown run.

FRIDAY, NOV. 21

St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.

Knit and Crochet Caps for the Homeless, noon1:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Supplies provided. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

MONDAY, DEC. 1

SATURDAY, NOV. 22 Turkey Shoot, 9 a.m., corner of Hickory Valley Road and Malone Gap in Maynardville. Hosted by the American Legion Post 212.

Pre-Black Friday, a small business and pre-holiday shopping show, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Jubilee Banquet Facility, 6700 Jubilee Center Way. Kitten and Cat Adoption Fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town Petsmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road.

Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee.

Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.

SUNDAY, NOV. 23 Smocked Christmas Ornaments class, 2-4:30 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Instructor: Janet Donaldson.

Registration deadline: Nov. 16. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net.

Hard Knox Roller Girls intraleague bout featuring Black Bettys vs. Lolitas Locas, 6 p.m., Smoky Mountain Skate Center, 2801 E. Broadway, Maryville.

Open skate, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Ticket prices include skate rental. Info: www.hardknoxrollergirls.com.

MONDAY, NOV. 24 Educational diabetes class: “Eating Right with Diabetes,” 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

THURSDAY, NOV. 20

TUESDAY, NOV. 25

AARP Driver Safety Course, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

White Elephant B I N G O, 10-11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Free Movie and Popcorn: “The Fault in Our Stars” with Willem Dafoe, 11:15 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Burlington Game Night, 5:30-8 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Gamers of all ages, types and skill levels are welcome. Info: 5255431.

Happy Travelers’ Thanksgiving luncheon, 10:30 a.m., North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike. Music and song provided by Eternal Vision.

Reservation requested. No charge, but $7 contribution suggested. Info/reservations: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.

Joint meeting of the Clinch River Regional Library Board and Claiborne County Library Board, 5:30 p.m., Barbara Reynolds Carr Memorial Library, 1304 Old Knoxville Road, Tazewell. Info: 457-0931.

SATURDAY, NOV. 29 Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main

American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 3875522.

Deadline to reserve an adapted battery-operated toy from East Tennessee Technology Access Center and for holiday party to be held 4-6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8 at ETTAC’s office, 116 Childress St. Info/to register: 2190130.

TUESDAY, DEC. 2 UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

Deadline to reserve tickets for “Traditional family Christmas dinner at the Historic Ramsey House,” to be held 7-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, Dec. 7-11, 2614 Thorngrove Pike. Limited seating. Info/reservations: 546-0745 or judy@ramseyhouse.org.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, DEC. 5-6 Christmas Arts and Crafts Bazaar, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church, 4365 Maynardville Highway, Maynardville. Photos with Santa, 9-11 a.m. Saturday. To participate: 992-7222.

SATURDAY, DEC. 6 Candle making workshops, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Governor John Sevier Highway. Reservations are required; space is limited. Cost: $10. Info/reservations: 573-5508, info@ marblesprings.net, www.marblesprings.net.

“Best Little Christmas Sale Ever,” 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Callahan Road Baptist Church, 1317 Callahan Road.

City of Luttrell Christmas Parade, noon, beginning at Luttrell Park.

Halls Christmas Parade, 6 p.m. Info: Shannon Carey, 922-4136 or Shannon@ShopperNewsNow.com/.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.

SUNDAY, DEC. 7 Hard Knox Roller Girls intraleague bout featuring Black Bettys vs. Lolitas Locas, 6 p.m., Smoky Mountain Skate Center, 2801 E. Broadway, Maryville.

Open skate, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Ticket prices include skate rental. Info: www.hardknoxrollergirls.com.